There's a new baking show on the block, and it's cooking up quite a storm among some dough-eyed viewers (geddit?). BBC2's Bread has been dubbed "patisserie porn" online and its host, Paul Hollywood, has emerged as an unlikely heart-throb for fans of sensuous kneading. The Daily Mail notes Hollywood's rise to prominence, duly pointing out that his new sex symbol status comes "despite his discernible paunch". Nigella Lawson, who? Daily Mail, P11

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